Prior to joining TxDOT in September 2011, Ybarra worked at Dell Inc. and Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation. He has earned designations as a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional, as a result of his more than 19 years of audit and investigations experience.

In addition to sitting on the Institute of Internal Auditors' (IIA) Board of Directors, Ybarra is on the IIA's North American Board and on the Advisory Board of the American Center for Government Auditing.